Maize cultivars | maize planting geometry | Plant height (cm) | Number of green leaves /plant | Ear length (cm) | Ear weight (g) | Number of rows/ear | 100-grain weight (g) | Grain yield/fad (ardab) |
SC 30K08 | 25 cm × 140 cm | 314.00 | 15.66 | 25.18 | 286.66 | 20.00 | 34.53 | 27.10 |
50 cm × 140 cm | 314.33 | 16.00 | 25.03 | 277.66 | 17.33 | 33.95 | 25.42 | |
75 cm × 140 cm | 320.66 | 16.33 | 23.81 | 262.00 | 15.33 | 32.84 | 22.26 | |
Mean | 316.33 | 16.00 | 24.67 | 275.44 | 17.55 | 33.77 | 24.92 | |
TWC 310 | 25 cm × 140 cm | 296.66 | 16.00 | 20.01 | 231.66 | 16.66 | 30.33 | 21.84 |
50 cm × 140 cm | 287.00 | 16.33 | 15.12 | 199.00 | 16.00 | 29.55 | 19.46 | |
75 cm × 140 cm | 272.66 | 16.66 | 14.78 | 183.33 | 15.33 | 26.68 | 17.47 | |
Mean | 285.44 | 16.33 | 16.64 | 204.66 | 16.00 | 28.85 | 19.59 | |
TWC 352 | 25 cm × 140 cm | 243.66 | 16.00 | 19.44 | 228.33 | 18.00 | 32.46 | 21.49 |
50 cm × 140 cm | 253.66 | 16.00 | 16.70 | 223.33 | 15.33 | 30.74 | 19.96 | |
75 cm × 140 cm | 261.00 | 16.33 | 14.50 | 177.66 | 14.66 | 28.56 | 18.02 | |
Mean | 252.77 | 16.11 | 16.88 | 209.77 | 16.00 | 30.59 | 19.82 | |
Average of maize planting geometry | 25 cm × 140 cm | 284.77 | 15.88 | 21.54 | 248.88 | 18.22 | 32.44 | 23.47 |
50 cm × 140 cm | 285.00 | 16.11 | 18.95 | 233.33 | 16.22 | 31.41 | 21.61 | |
75 cm × 140 cm | 284.77 | 16.44 | 17.69 | 207.66 | 15.10 | 26.02 | 19.25 | |
L.S.D. at 0.05 Maize cultivars L.S.D. at 0.05 Maize planting geometry L.S.D. at 0.05 Interaction | 17.24 N.S. N.S. | N.S. N.S. N.S. | 1.43 1.01 1.75 | 18.65 12.97 29.16 | 1.34 N.S. N.S. | 2.44 1.84 2.77 | 3.37 2.96 5.59 | |
Solid culture of maize | SC 30K08 | 286.00 | 18.00 | 25.50 | 280.00 | 21.00 | 34.22 | 27.61 |
TWC 310 | 312.00 | 18.00 | 20.16 | 228.00 | 17.10 | 31.31 | 22.32 | |
TWC 352 | 365.00 | 17.00 | 20.01 | 231.50 | 17.60 | 32.41 | 22.83 |